The villages of Ordot and Inarajan each year get an extra $150,000 from the government — compensation for the village that hosted the Ordot dump for decades, and for the village that is hosting the replacement sanitary landfill into the future.

The funding for the “Host Community Fund” comes from the money residents and businesses pay for solid waste disposal — a small premium in customer bills. The Public Utilities Commission is supposed to revisit the premium every five years to determine whether it should be adjusted.

Ordot is scheduled to receive the annual payments until the closed Ordot dump is found to be clear of all environmental hazards. And Inarajan is scheduled to receive payments as long as the landfill is operated in that village.

Guam lawmakers on Thursday are scheduled to hold a public hearing for a bill by Sen. Telena Nelson, D-Dededo, that would increase Inarajan’s compensation to $250,000 per year. The village municipal planning council is responsible for deciding how the money is spent.

Inarajan Mayor Doris Lujan said the village would use the extra money for capital improvement projects in the village, including recreational facilities like a planned outdoor basketball court. They also might buy new bleachers and harden the court.

Lujan said she’d also like to build restroom facilities at the Malojloj multi-purpose court and possibly renovate Inarajan Elementary School.

The extra money also could help fund community events hosted by the village, she said.

According to Guam law, money given to the two host villages can be spent on the following, but not limited to: youth, senior and community centers; recreation areas, to include parks, sports fields and public gathering areas; infrastructure to provide access to utilities, telecommunications, television and internet services to areas where providing such services are cost prohibitive; and village beautification projects.

The public hearing for Bill 140-34 is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Guam Congress Building.